Started refactoring floating variables in the Classes into dictionaries

for easier indexing.  First example @ sethardwaremanufacturer() in
sethardware.h

include/setcpu.h

@@ -28,8 +28,4 @@ void setCPUthreads(CPU *pCPU, int mthreads) {
 pCPU->threads = mthreads;
   // create an IF catch to set threads cores * 2 as a fall back
 }
-void setCPUmanufacturer(CPU *pCPU, std::string mmanufacturer) {
-  pCPU->manufacturer = mmanufacturer;
-}
-
 

include/sethardware.h

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// void setCPU(){};
+
+/*  this function's Incoming arguments are a pointer to the Hardware class
+    "Hardware *pHardware" and the new mainclock speed
+*/
+void setHardwaremanufacturer(Hardware *pHardware, string mmanufacturer) {
+cout << "Coming from the setHardwaremanufacturer function in setHardware" << endl;
+
+pHardware->manufacturer = mmanufacturer; 
+cout << "Leaving setHardwaremanufacturer()\n\n";
+}
+
+void setHardwarereleasedyear(Hardware *pHardware, int mreleasedyear) {
+pHardware->releasedyear = mreleasedyear;
+}
+
+void setHardwaremodel(Hardware *pHardware, string mmodel) {
+  pHardware->model = mmodel;
+}
+
+void Hardwaredictadd(CPU *pHardware, string mkey, string mvalue) {
+  
+  cout << "The incoming key/value is: " << mkey << "/" << mvalue << endl;
+  cout << "\nThe current manufacturer is: " << pHardware->HardwareSpecs[mkey] << endl;
+  pHardware->HardwareSpecs[mkey] = mvalue;
+  cout << "The new manufacturer is: " << pHardware->HardwareSpecs[mkey];
+
+}

lists/hardware.h

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-
 #pragma once
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <list>
+
+// #define class struct // Uncomment this line to switch all the classes to structs
+
 using namespace std; 
 
 class Hardware {
@@ -7,7 +12,17 @@ class Hardware {
   public:
     std::string manufacturer;
     std::string model;
-    int ReleasedYear;
+    int releasedyear;
+
+  std::map<std::string, std::string> HardwareSpecs = {
+    {"manufacturer", "The Gnomes"},
+    {"model", "Honey Bomb"},
+    {"ReleasedYear", "2025"},
+  };
+ 
+  std::string myval = HardwareSpecs.at("manufacturer");
+  // HardwareSpecs.at("manufacturer") = "tester";
+
 };
 
 class Mobo: public Hardware {
@@ -21,7 +36,7 @@ class Mobo: public Hardware {
   Mobo() {
     manufacturer = "Forest Gnomes";
     model = "HoneyJar";
-    ReleasedYear = 2025;
+    releasedyear = 2025;
     pciegen = 4;
     piceslots = 3;
     dimmslots = 2;
@@ -54,7 +69,7 @@ class CPU: public Hardware {
   CPU() {
     manufacturer = "Forest Gnomes";
     model = "HoneyPot";
-    ReleasedYear = 2025;
+    releasedyear = 2025;
     bits64 = true;
     igpu = false;
     igpusize = 0;
@@ -74,3 +89,9 @@ class CPU: public Hardware {
     comment = "";
   };
 };
+
+class GPU: public Hardware {
+  public:
+  map<std::string, GPU> GPUSpecs;
+    // GPUSpecs["Ram"] = GPU { "Ram", "12Gb" };
+};

main.cpp

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "lists/hardware.h"
 #include "lists/cpu.h"
 #include "include/setcpu.h"
+#include "include/sethardware.h"
 
 void* ptr = &A7800x3d;
 
@@ -21,18 +22,22 @@ int main() {
   // A7800x3d->manufacturer = "AMD";
 
   // Cat out both CPU's that have been created for sanity
-  cout << "IIi75820k manufacturer is: " << Ii75820k->manufacturer << endl;
+  cout << "i75820k manufacturer is: " << Ii75820k->manufacturer << endl;
   cout << "A7800x3d manufacturer is: " << A7800x3d->manufacturer << endl;
 
   cout << "Lets try the setCPU function!\n";
   cout << "A7800x3d main clock speed is: " << A7800x3d->mainclock << endl;
-  setCPUmanufacturer(A7800x3d, "AMD");
+  setHardwaremanufacturer(A7800x3d, "AMD");
   setCPUcores(A7800x3d, 8);
   setCPUthreads(A7800x3d, 16);
   setCPUclock(A7800x3d, 4.8, 5.1); // clock is base, boost
 
   cout << "A7800x3d new main clock speed is: " << A7800x3d->mainclock << endl;
-  cout << "A7800x3d manufacturer is: " << A7800x3d->manufacturer << endl;
+  cout << "A7800x3d manufacturer is: " << A7800x3d->manufacturer << "\n\n\n";
+
+// Start of Hardware Dictionary Test
+// Hardwaredictadd(A7800x3d, "manufacturer", "Ganome Himself");
+
   system("sleep 3s");
   return 0;
 }